Aw.So my dad reads my blog this morning and then gets hold of me and says, “Why didn’t you ask me to loan you some money?” And I say, “I was actually just about to when I finally got a check in the mail.”I hate to borrow money from […] Continue Reading…
Helpful Hints for Coping with BullshitDid you think that, after posting that last sad whiny post, I was just going to leave you high and dry to contemplate your pity for me? No! Think again, compadres. Because here I have for you a list of my very own home-made […] Continue Reading…
Various Worries, Some Resolved and Some Not Yet[Subtitle: Why I Haven’t Been Talking Much About My Personal Life Lately (Hint: It’s Because I Fear Being Seen as a Whiner, and I Don’t Like People to Worry, but Don’t Worry, Because, as You Can See From Reading This, All Disasters […] Continue Reading…
Gwen Watches the Style Network so You Don’t Have ToThe Look for LessSummary:First the host shows the guest two jury-rigged runway pictures that are supposed to represent two big-name designers’ styles. The guest picks her fave. Then, a not-big-name designer drags the guest around a mall to Aeropostale, Old […] Continue Reading…
Lunch with BrieThings Brie and I discussed while eating sandwiches at Einstein Brothers’ Bagels today:1. The Carmex Conspiracy.2. My pet theory that certain carpeting stores on Westheimer are Mafia fronts.3. My related pet theory that all the expensive antiques stores in Houston are simply tax write-offs for rich people […] Continue Reading…
The Men and the Women That I Hate MostThe longer I live, the more I understand that all problems between men and women are caused by two distinct types of jerks. These two types of jerks are generally divided among the two sexes. They replicate by breeding and by […] Continue Reading…
Cycles, Over and OverYesterday I sang in the shower, which I hardly ever do anymore. I sang the old religious Christmas songs we learned so long ago, and it felt good, but then made me sad. I miss singing Christmas songs. Sometimes I consider pretending to be Catholic so […] Continue Reading…
Meme Taken from Todd-3 names I go by:GwenGwendolynWen (accepted from people who can’t pronounce Gwen)-3 screen names I have:GwenGwenishkaGwenworld-3 physical things I like about myself:my hairmy heightmy whole body, dammit. Why not?-3 physical things I dislike about myself:the sadness of my post-3-childbirths abdomensome of the moles I havethe corn […] Continue Reading…
Flame war ahoy!A genre-fiction author of 15 books complained about getting bad news. Her editor was retiring. The author expressed apprehension at the thought of giving up a seasoned editor for one who was under 30.In her comments, an anonymous person warned the author not to tarnish her own […] Continue Reading…
Can we fast-forward past the moving, please?Because I know y’all want to hear about the last few mattress pads, vaccuum bags, and rusted wrenches still left at my old apartment as much as I want to drive there after work today and deal with them. And because there’s nothing […] Continue Reading…
